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However, despite being [[de jure]] unorganized as no Organic Act for it has been adopted by the U.S. Congress, instead leaving power vested in the U.S. president, American Samoa is [[de facto]] organized, with its politics taking place in the framework of a [[Presidential system|presidential]] [[representative democracy|representative democratic]] [[Dependent territory|dependency]], whereby the [[List of American Samoa Governors|Governor]] is the [[head of government]], and of a [[wikt:pluriform|pluriform]] [[multi-party system]]. | However, despite being [[de jure]] unorganized as no Organic Act for it has been adopted by the U.S. Congress, instead leaving power vested in the U.S. president, American Samoa is [[de facto]] organized, with its politics taking place in the framework of a [[Presidential system|presidential]] [[representative democracy|representative democratic]] [[Dependent territory|dependency]], whereby the [[List of American Samoa Governors|Governor]] is the [[head of government]], and of a [[wikt:pluriform|pluriform]] [[multi-party system]]. | ||
[[Executive power]] is exercised by the governor. [[Legislative power]] is vested in the two chambers of the legislature. The [[Political parties in the United States|American political parties]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] and | [[Executive power]] is exercised by the governor. [[Legislative power]] is vested in the two chambers of the legislature. The [[Political parties in the United States|American political parties]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] and Democratic) exist in American Samoa, but few politicians are aligned with the parties. The [[judiciary]] is independent of the [[Executive (government)|executive]] and the [[legislature]]. | ||
There is also the traditional village politics of the Samoa Islands, the "[[fa{{okina}}amatai]]" and the "[[fa{{okina}}a Sāmoa]]", which continues in American Samoa and independent Samoa, and which interacts across these current boundaries. The fa{{okina}}a Sāmoa is the language and customs, and the fa{{okina}}amatai are the protocols of the "fono" (council) and the chief system. The fa{{okina}}amatai and the fono take place at all levels of the Samoan body politic, from the family to the village, to the region, to national matters. | There is also the traditional village politics of the Samoa Islands, the "[[fa{{okina}}amatai]]" and the "[[fa{{okina}}a Sāmoa]]", which continues in American Samoa and independent Samoa, and which interacts across these current boundaries. The fa{{okina}}a Sāmoa is the language and customs, and the fa{{okina}}amatai are the protocols of the "fono" (council) and the chief system. The fa{{okina}}amatai and the fono take place at all levels of the Samoan body politic, from the family to the village, to the region, to national matters. | ||